Great-circle route LHR ↔ MAN. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LHR → MAN London to Manchester |
44/wk | Daily | British Airways |
| MAN → LHR Manchester to London |
44/wk | Daily | British Airways |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
British Airways is the only airline flying the LHR–MAN nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A320 (sharklets), Airbus A319, Airbus A320 NEO.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between London Heathrow Airport and Manchester Airport is 151 miles, or 243 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 151 mi |
| Kilometres | 243 km |
| Nautical miles | 131 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. British Airways flies the route nonstop, with about 88 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 57m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 151-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 44 a week from London to Manchester and 44 a week from Manchester to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
British Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A320 (sharklets), Airbus A319, Airbus A320 NEO. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
